In the News
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March 18, 2022
While Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s plans to wipe out residential blight by the end of his third term is a welcome goal, it may be tough to achieve, said Margaret Dewar, professor emeritus of urban and regional planning: “Even if everything that was now blighted was repaired, rehabbed or demoed, then there’d be more. It’s kind of a moving target, as we’ve seen with the past demolitions.”
Bridge Detroit -
March 17, 2022
Unchecked carbon emissions could mean pollen season starts earlier and lasts longer, says Yingxiao Zhang, a doctoral candidate in climate and space sciences and engineering: “Current data is very limited, and it’s not enough for us to understand the effect that increased carbon dioxide has on pollen. But we do currently know that temperature increases pollen, and we’re already seeing that now.”
NBC News -
March 17, 2022
“My job isn’t just to help (students) learn,” said Melissa Borja, assistant professor of American culture. “I really see the work I do, teaching in the classroom, mentoring a group of researchers, … I see it all as helping them live. Not just to learn. I want to give them skills to live. I want to affirm their value every day.”
The Indianapolis Star -
March 17, 2022
“Putin has prepared for this eventuality for a long time, and has taken a lot of concerted actions to make sure he’s not vulnerable,” said Adam Casey, postdoctoral fellow at the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies. “There’s just a lot of different failsafe measures that Putin has built over the years that are oriented toward preventing a coup.”
Vox -
March 16, 2022
“If you can track the emotions of your employees or your co-workers by how they use emoji, then you can identify early signals that they may be experiencing mental problems like burnout. You don’t even need to look at their work productivity or the actual words they say — just look at how they use emoji,” said Qiaozhu Mei, professor of information.
Safety+Health -
March 16, 2022
Research by Michele Heisler, professor of public health and internal medicine, and colleagues shows that “excited delirium” has become a catch-all for deaths occurring in the context of law enforcement restraint and should be abandoned: “People become agitated or delirious due to multiple factors, ranging from alcohol withdrawal, drug overdose, psychosis. … These underlying causes require medical attention, rather than forcible restraint by police.”
CNN -
March 16, 2022
“Right now, the market is a Wild West for the concern of consumer protection. Regulation is long overdue,” said Andrew Wu, assistant professor of finance, and technology and operations, who believes the U.S. is getting closer to a digital dollar and backs President Biden’s recent executive order to create an oversight committee to look into cryptocurrency.
WXYZ/Detroit -
March 15, 2022
The quick development of COVID-19 vaccines and their swift approval by the FDA was a stellar accomplishment of the pandemic, says Arnold Monto, professor emeritus of epidemiology: “We’ve had it for drugs, but this is the first time we’ve had emergency use authorizations for vaccines.” Howard Markel, professor and director of the Center for the History of Medicine, says combined with public health measures, the vaccine saved millions of lives.
The Detroit News -
March 15, 2022
Vladimir Putin sees athletic endeavor as symbolic of Russia’s stature and ambition, says Andrei Markovits, professor of political science, amid the ever-growing sports sanctions against Russia: “The Olympics (and other global sports events) become a form of nationalistic orgy, because it’s such an aphrodisiac, such an unbelievable drug.”
The Christian Science Monitor -
March 15, 2022
While various COVID-19 treatments are now available, none are as effective as the vaccine, says Jason Pogue, clinical professor of pharmacy: “Particularly if you’ve gotten boosted, your likelihood of hospitalization or deaths has gone down by over 90 percent and none of these therapies have that same level of efficacy consistently.”
ABC News
